Fruit Tree Grafting

[CrealCritter]

No talk about nonsense video, just getting it done with typed words. Whip and tongue grafting...

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[CrealCritter]

I've dropped a lot of information in this thread so far and only scratched the surface. There are so many more grafts to cover, than just the whip and tongue graft. I've been continuing my study, and been hesitant to post any more because there doesn't seem to be much interest.

Personally I enjoy eating fruit, I eat it everyday. I'm looking forward to learning grafting, so I can propagate my dozen or so fruit trees and build a small orchard. I was hoping there would be more interest because I was also thinking about proposing scionwood trades this coming late winter.

I realize the information I posted is lengthy and requires time and focus to understand fully.

If there is interest, I'll keep posting. if there's not I'll stop posting. But either way I'm continuing my studies so I can personally try and learn the craft or should I say graft 😁

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[R2elk]

I've been continuing my study, and been hesitant to post any more because there doesn't seem to be much interest.

Just because people aren't replying does not mean the information isn't being read and being valued.

 

[CrealCritter]

I want to do this! Gonna watch the video, thanks

I'm studying, so I thought I would share. There are so many ways to graft. Seems like people find what works for them and run with it.

This photo show the whip and tongue graft joint pretty clearly, because different colored bark. My initial thoughts It's kind of like fitting jigsaw puzzle pieces together. It's just wood I can do this. Will I make mistakes? Absolutely I will, that's all part of the learning process. Besides experience is a strange thing, you get it right after you needed it. Now where to find a good quality grafting knife, so I can practice and make mistakes 🤔

Using biodegradable materials (raffia & parafilm) to secure the graft while it heals, makes perfect sense. Screen print at 7:27 from the video.

Whip and tongue - good compression graft joint.

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[CrealCritter]

So I planted a grafted cherry tree. It got hit with leaf brown spot. I hit it with orchard spray. But the real problem was tip dieback. I could not figure out why it was dying from the tip down. I have been giving it sufficient water.

Then I decided to call customer service at starkbros, the nursery I purchased it from. I explained the tip die back issue and the very nice lady said, are there any suckers growing near the bottom of the tree? I said yes there is one above the graft and none below. She said that's most likely the problem. Remove the sucker and trim back the top of the tree back at an angle, 1 inch at a time. Until you hit green wood and that should take care of the problem. She further added that the sucker if left on the trunk, will eventually kill the trunk and try to take over. She said try that and if that doesn't work give us a call back.

I did not know this... so I thought I would pass this along. Maybe it might help someone else.

I did exactly as she said... I took my hand and broke the sucker loose at the joint from the trunk, it came right off cleanly. The I took my clippers and trimmed back the top of the trunk 3 inches, an inch at a time.

It was really nice to be able to pick up the phone and call the customer service, get a nice lady and solid directions.

I guess that's why new growth near the bottom of a tiny grafted tree is called a sucker. Because it'll suck the life out of the main trunk. Who knew such a thing???

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[CrealCritter]

Small quantity, in orders of 10 - root stock

Rootstock - Fedco Trees

www.fedcoseeds.com

 

[CrealCritter]

As long as there's interest I'll keep posting

Summer (August) Bud Stick Grafts for growth staring the following spring.

I think this is a good video for T-Bud/Shield and Chip Bud grafting.

T-Bud and Chip Bud Fruit Tree Grafting Techniques

Midwest Fruit Explorers presents Al Cosnow, retired vet and backyard orchardist, who demonstrates two popular summer-time grafting techniques.

vimeo.com

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[CrealCritter]

I purchased my first ever budding knife. It's a nice one, has a stainless steel blade sharpened on both sides and is sharp like as a razor blade. Plus on the other end, it has a bronze bark separator. I also picked up some parafilm 1 roll each of 1/2 inch and 1 inch wide.

I think I've studied enough and am ready to try and do some Budstick, T and Chip budding come August. I have 4 air-layers started off a M111 root stock, I hope they root strong and are ready to be potted by August, because I really want to give budding a whirl. If they are not rooted enough to be potted, I'll bud them right on the tree and pot them in March. Either way, I'm going to bud all 4 of them in August.

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[CrealCritter]

In a little bit... I'm going to write up a long post of what I learned, from my studying on bench grafting. Kind of like a how-to primer, I guess. Remember that I'm a Padawan Learner, so I could be completely wrong on some parts. So PLEASE I would like all you all's comments. PLEASE question what I write up and correct any unknown errors.

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[CrealCritter]

My first ever grafting knife, nice 👍 it's larger than I thought, comfortable in my big hand, blade thin stainless steel and single beveled like a straight razor. I believe I could do some good grafting with this knife.

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